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underscore

Definition for underscore

verb as in underline, emphasize

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“NATCA has consistently warned that the controller staffing shortage leaves the system vulnerable, and today’s events underscore the urgent need to accelerate training and hiring,” the union said in a statement to The Times.

This underscores how much Greene doesn’t understand her own electorate.

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Both cases underscore a fraught question: how far can a president go in deploying domestic troops without consent from local leaders?

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Many restaurants claim to serve up art, but few deliver like Esmé, where collaboration with others underscores their status as true visionary thinkers.

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For some environmentalists, the Chevron refinery fire has underscored why it’s necessary to transition away from fossil fuels altogether.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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